Greetings fellow Rotarians! The theme for today’s meeting was fellowship.  In lieu of a speaker, members took the opportunity to tell the Club about themselves and explain why they joined Rotary. Often times we forget that a large component of Rotary is fellowship, so this meeting provided a great opportunity for members to connect with one another on a more personal level.

 

 

            Thank you to all of the Rotarians who have signed up for shifts! There, are however, many open slots and a number of Rotarians who have not yet signed up for slots.  Members can sign up through the following link: https://admin.clubrunner.ca/1437/Volunteer/ManageVolunteerContacts?VolunteerSignUpId=880f35fa-d573-44a0-8f63-e6fec2b478bf  Please remember that friends, co-workers and family members are not only welcome, but encouraged to help fill slots. 

 

 

            Sharon Dettenrieder will be taking orders for new Rotary shirts beginning today and ending Sept. 4th.  The shirt is a cotton navy polo shirt with the Rotary logo embroidered on the left.  Here is the link to the shirt:

 https://www.sanmar.com/p/8404_Navy The cost of the shirt depends upon how many we order, but the estimated cost is between $31 and $38 and will be billed to your Rotary account.  If you would like a shirt, please send Sharon an email at sharon.dettenrieder@gmail.com indicating the following: 1.) men's or women's shirt; 2.) shirt size; 3.) number of shirts you would like to order; 4.) your name.

 

 

            Our per person meal prices with The Essex have recently increased.  Accordingly, our meal prices will increase to $17.50 per person each week.  We are pleased to report, however, that there is a dessert and coffee only option priced at $6.50 per person.  We are also pleased to report that we will be holding two breakfast meetings at The Essex this fall.  These two meetings will be held at 7:30am on Wednesday, September 25^th and Wednesday, October 30^th.  Each of these meetings will be held in lieu of our luncheon meetings on those weeks.  Please stay tuned for more details.

 

 

            We are looking for volunteers to help staff the Heavenly Pantry Food Shelf on the following dates; Thursday, August 22^nd (3:30pm.); Monday, September 9th (5:15pm); and Thursday, September, 26^th (3:30pm).  Please contact Sharon Dettenrieder at sharon.dettenrieder@gmail.com if you are able to fill any of these shifts.

 

Upcoming Meeting Schedule:  Wednesday, August 28, 2019 – There will not be a meeting as we will be busy selling corn at the Corn Booth.

 

For the complete list of upcoming speakers and information about the Club, please go to our website at rotaryclubofessex.org  Be sure to also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/EssexVermontRotary , on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/essexvermontrotary/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/essex_rotary

 

 

       Yours in Rotary,

 

Jason Ruwet